Pain & Gain (2013)
Pain & Gain (2013), an American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, follows the story of ex-con and bodybuilder Daniel Lugo. In 1994, Lugo is hired by Sun Gym owner John Mese to manage the gym. While there, he befriends Adrian Doorbal, a trainer and bodybuilder who has recently been affected by steroid use. Lugo becomes envious of Victor Kershaw, one of the gym’s members whom he also begins to train. After being inspired by motivational speaker Jonny Wu to be more proactive in life, Lugo comes up with a plan to extort Kershaw for his wealth and luxurious lifestyle. With Doorbal’s help and the manipulation of Paul Doyle – another ex-con struggling with drug addiction – they successfully kidnap Kershaw and take him to a small warehouse. Despite Kershaw identifying Lugo as his captor, the plan continues as originally intended.
Under extreme pressure, Kershaw is coerced into making phone calls to explain his sudden absence and transferring his assets to Lugo. Mese is convinced with a bribe to notarize important documents while Kershaw is out of the picture. The gang then plots to eliminate Kershaw by faking a fatal car accident, setting his vehicle on fire, and ultimately running him over. Taking advantage of Kershaw’s wealth, the gang indulges in their desires at his expense. Lugo takes control of Kershaw’s home and car, using them to assert his dominance over the local community. Doorbal, struggling with impotence, ties the knot with Robin, a nurse who administers treatment for his condition. Doyle, fed up with being repressed and reprimanded by authority figures, breaks free from their constraints and squanders his money on cocaine and Sorina, a stripper who mistakenly believes he works for the CIA like Lugo.
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Pain & Gain (2013), an American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, follows the story of ex-con and bodybuilder Daniel Lugo. In 1994, Lugo is hired by Sun Gym owner John Mese to manage the gym. While there, he befriends Adrian Doorbal, a trainer and bodybuilder who has recently been affected by steroid use. Lugo becomes envious of Victor Kershaw, one of the gym’s members whom he also begins to train. After being inspired by motivational speaker Jonny Wu to be more proactive in life, Lugo comes up with a plan to extort Kershaw for his wealth and luxurious lifestyle. With Doorbal’s help and the manipulation of Paul Doyle – another ex-con struggling with drug addiction – they successfully kidnap Kershaw and take him to a small warehouse. Despite Kershaw identifying Lugo as his captor, the plan continues as originally intended.
Under extreme pressure, Kershaw is coerced into making phone calls to explain his sudden absence and transferring his assets to Lugo. Mese is convinced with a bribe to notarize important documents while Kershaw is out of the picture. The gang then plots to eliminate Kershaw by faking a fatal car accident, setting his vehicle on fire, and ultimately running him over. Taking advantage of Kershaw’s wealth, the gang indulges in their desires at his expense. Lugo takes control of Kershaw’s home and car, using them to assert his dominance over the local community. Doorbal, struggling with impotence, ties the knot with Robin, a nurse who administers treatment for his condition. Doyle, fed up with being repressed and reprimanded by authority figures, breaks free from their constraints and squanders his money on cocaine and Sorina, a stripper who mistakenly believes he works for the CIA like Lugo.